Photos: Old vs. new jets

LM Otero, AP01.08.2014

Retired airliners sit parked at the airport in Roswell, N.M.

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An American Airlines Boeing 757 is parked in the desert airport in Roswell, N.M., in December. After 26,057 takeoffs and landings, this 24-year-old American Airlines plane will be retired.LM Otero
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And engineless American Airlines jets sits parked at the airport in Roswell, N.M.LM Otero
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new jet plane is prepared for use at the American Airlines operations centre hanger in Grapevine, Tex., in December. Airlines are on the largest jet buying spree in the history of aviation.LM Otero
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American Airlines aircraft storage manger Matt McDonald walks next to a retired jet parked at the airport in Roswell, N.M.LM Otero
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Aa new jet plane is prepared for use at the American Airlines operations centre hanger in Grapevine, Tex.LM Otero
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A retired American Airlines’ jet is parked in Roswell, N.M.LM Otero
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The interior of an new jet plane at the American Airlines operations centre in Grapevine, Tex.LM Otero
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Parts are removed from a retired American Airlines’ jet engine in Roswell, N.M.LM Otero
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